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title: Lioness Devouring a Boy, Phoenician Ivory Panel
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2458/lioness-devouring-a-boy-phoenician-ivory-panel/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Lioness Devouring a Boy, Phoenician Ivory Panel

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Lioness Devouring a Boy, Phoenician Ivory Panel](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2458.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2458.jpg)

## Image Caption

This Phoenician carved ivory panel is one of an almost identical pair with one now in the Iraq Museum, Baghdad. They originally formed part of a piece of furniture, perhaps a throne. The incised letter 'aleph' beside holes on the top and bottom of the panel would have served as a construction guide. c. 9th-8th century BCE. From the [palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) of [Ashurnasirpal II](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ashurnasirpal_II/), [Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/), northern [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), Iraq. (The British Museum, London)

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## Bibliography

- [British Museum Collection](http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=369008&partId=1&searchText=Nimrud&from=bc&fromDate=980&to=bc&toDate=700&material=18466&page=1 "British Museum Collection"), accessed 1 Dec 2016.

## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2014, March 31). Lioness Devouring a Boy, Phoenician Ivory Panel. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2458/lioness-devouring-a-boy-phoenician-ivory-panel/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Lioness Devouring a Boy, Phoenician Ivory Panel." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 31, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2458/lioness-devouring-a-boy-phoenician-ivory-panel/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Lioness Devouring a Boy, Phoenician Ivory Panel." *World History Encyclopedia*, 31 Mar 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2458/lioness-devouring-a-boy-phoenician-ivory-panel/>.

## License & Copyright

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